Hungary 1756-KB thaler Dav-1132
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This specimen was lot 904 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY: Maria Theresa, 1740-1780, AR thaler, 1756-KB, uneven deep tone, Madonna and Child, VF." This type was struck 1751-65 for Maria Theresia and is common. Another thaler, Dav-1157, featured the bust of her husband, Francis I.
Recorded mintage: 264,000.
Specification: 28.82 g, 0.875 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-358.1, Dav-1132.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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